Month: December 2014

  • Africa

    KOICA and WHO Join Forces to Support Ebola Preparedness in Ethiopia

    Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the World Health Organization Country Office for Ethiopia (WCO) joined forces in the effort to heighten Ebola virus disease (EVD) preparedness in Ethiopia. KOICA’s support to WHO will contribute to strengthening the capacity of the Ethiopian health system to prepare for Ebola in line with the country’s EVD outbreak preparedness plan. The KOICA-WHO collaboration…

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  • Africa

    Twenty four Ethiopian migrants drown off Yemeni coast

    The Yemeni interior ministry said Monday that 24 Ethiopian migrants were found dead after their boat sank off the Yemeni coast. In a statement posted on its website, the ministry said the boat sank off the Red Sea coast of Yemen`s southwestern province of Taiz, Xinhua reported.   It said the rescue operation has been launched to search for survivors…

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  • Africa

    Stakeholders discuss Ethiopia’s extractive industry

    Adama – Ethiopia’s Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EEITI) national secretariat brought together national stakeholders for a conference on 24-25 December 2014, on the contribution of the mining sector to Ethiopia’s economy as well as familiarizing them on the EITI process. The national secretariat is hosted by the Ministry of Mines and Ethiopia has also set up an EEITI multi-stakeholder national…

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  • Africa

    Meta Abo Brewery launches ‘Zemen’, a new beer

    Addis Abeba – Meta Abo Brewery S.C., a Diageo company,  announced that its newest production, Zemen Lager Beer, is available in outlets across Addis Abeba starting from last week. In a press conference held on Thursday Dec. 25th Meta says it continues to invest in its beer range with the introduction of Zemen, “a refreshing, superior quality light beer with…

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  • U.S

    Obama praises troops as US marks end of war in Afghanistan

    The longest war in American history has come to a ‘responsible conclusion’ with the withdrawal US and NATO combat forces from Afghanistan, US President Barack Obama has said but warned that the country remains ‘a dangerous place’. NATO’s war in Afghanistan, fought for 13 years, came to a formal end yesterday with a flag-lowering ceremony in Kabul that marked the…

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  • Africa

    Universities urged to produce ethical graduates and avoid corruption

    Addis Ababa: December 29, 2014 (FBC) – The second University Ethics and Good Governance Movement summit has kicked off yesterday in Jimma University.   Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Head Ali Sulieman said universities should pay equal attention to producing ethical graduates as much as training competent ones.   He added major construction projects at universities, bids on purchases, student…

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  • Africa

    Islamist gunmen attack African Union base in Somalia

    Eight Islamist gunmen infiltrated the main African Union (AU) base in Mogadishu on Thursday and killed three peacekeepers and a civilian contractor, the AU mission in Somalia said.   Somali militant group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, which lasted several hours, and said it had killed 14 peacekeepers. Witnesses reported hearing bomb blasts and volleys of gunfire through…

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  • Africa

    Five African countries vow to curb illegal migration

    Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania vowed to collaborate to curb illegal migration. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dewano Kedir met with the Ambassadors of the four countries on Dec. 19th to discuss on how the countries should cooperate to curb illegal migration and to share recent developments in the issue of migration. “The State Minister [Dewano[ noted that Ethiopia has…

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  • Africa

    Season’s Greetings!

    To all our esteemed readers celebrating this season of holiday, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from team Addis Standard!

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  • Africa

    GCAO receives communication equipment from UNDP

    Addis Abeba- The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is handing over almost three million birr worth of communication equipment to the Government Communication Affairs Office () to help it enhance its staff’s day to day work. The equipment will be used at both federal and regional level, particularly in the developing regional states GCAO State Minister Ewnetu Bilata said at…

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